3D Orchid in a Jar Card

This is a card I made for my mother because she adores orchids. I used a stamp set to make this, so I've attached the orchid and jar templates for you to print out, colour, and cut out. You can use markers to colour it, then paint some water on top to make this beautiful watercolour look. The card opens vertically so it can stand and be viewed from anywhere in the room!

Craft: 3D Orchid in a Jar Card

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May 17, 2018

3D Orchid in a Jar Card - finished orchid card This is a card I made for my mother because she adores orchids. I used a stamp set to make this, so I've attached the orchid and jar templates for you to print out, colour, and cut out. You can use markers to colour it, then paint some water on top to make this beautiful watercolour look. The card opens vertically so it can stand and be viewed from anywhere in the room!

Thanks to my dear friend, Laurieann, for letting me use her supplies to make this for my mum! Happy Mother's Day!

Total Time: 1 hour

Supplies:

orchid template
jar template
pink marker
yellow marker
scissors
paint brush
water
brown craft paper
translucent vellum paper
silver pen
white card stock
pink card stock
ball tip embossing pen (or anything with a small round tip)
light blue marker
silver metallic ink marker
glue
ribbon, about 8 inches long
regular ink pen

Steps:

Print out the orchid template, then go over the lines and dots in the colour of your choice (I used pink).

3D Orchid in a Jar Card - print out the orchid template and go over the lines with the marker of choice

Cut the orchid pieces out right outside the lines. Flip the pistils over (dark grey blobs from upper right on template) and colour them in yellow.

3D Orchid in a Jar Card - cut out just outside the lines, flip pistils over and color yellow

Brush water onto orchids to distribute the colours from the marker.

3D Orchid in a Jar Card - brush the marker lines with a wet brush

Cut out a branch from the brown craft paper about 4 inches high.

3D Orchid in a Jar Card - cut out a branch from the brown craft paper

Trace the jar onto the piece of translucent vellum with the silver marker, then cut it out right outside the lines.

3D Orchid in a Jar Card - trace jar onto translucent velum with the silver marker and cut just outside the lines

Cut out a piece of white card stock about 10" x 3", then fold it so it's 5" x 3". Cut out a piece of pink card stock 1/4" smaller than that, then one more piece of white card stock 1/4" smaller than that one.

3D Orchid in a Jar Card - cut two pieces of white cardstock to size and one of pink

To lift the petals for a 3D effect, firmly roll the ball tip embossing pen on the centers of your orchid petals. Do this on top of a foam board or a t-shirt folded in half on your workspace.

3D Orchid in a Jar Card - create the 3D effect using an embossing pen

Continue with the rest of the petals.

3D Orchid in a Jar Card - continue on all of the petals

Place the branch on the smallest piece of white card stock, then add the jar. Play around with them to see how you'd like it to end up. Fill the jar with water by adding some light blue marker onto the vellum.

3D Orchid in a Jar Card - place the branch and the jar on the smaller piece of white paper, play with layout, use light blue marker to add water to the jar

Now arrange the petals without glue to see what you'd like as the end result.

3D Orchid in a Jar Card - add the petals for layout

Glue down the branch, then glue the jar down on top of it. If you'd like, use a stamp, sponge or paper towel with ink on it to add texture to the card before gluing on the petals.

3D Orchid in a Jar Card - glue down the branch, then the jar - you can use a sponge, stamp, or paper towel and ink to add texture before adding flowers, then glue them in place

Add some metallic shimmer to the water. Glue the card onto the pink card stock.

3D Orchid in a Jar Card - add metallic shimmer to the water, glue to the pink paper

Lift the large folded piece of card stock vertically to add your message. I used a rubber stamp after practicing a clean stamp several times on a piece of scratch paper.